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Nice Post I just joined this site recently and made my first post. I posted some pics of my first hand painted sign that I've ever done. I got a lot of helpful feedback. Some of the comments were pretty harsh, and others were encouraging, but it didn't bother me personally. I just tried to...

Hello, I'm Bill from Three Rivers, CA. I have a degree in Design from UCLA. I've worked mostly as an illustrator, animator and graphic designer since I graduated about 20 years ago. I've developed lots of educational software titles for children. I do a lot of traditional illustration...

I'm not saying that I have superior skills. What I was trying to say is that I have a lot of experience drawing with a pencil on paper. I've worked as an animator, illustrator and graphic designer for a long time. The only painting that I have done is small format watercolor and acrylic...

I've never done a vinyl cut sign either. I was thinking about using some shading or a drop shadow on the "Hair Salon." No, the lettering is not supposed to be wobbily. This was my best effort and first attempt.

My Process The surfaces were brushed with primer and exterior latex house paint. I designed a new logo on the computer, printed it out at out 6" wide. I used a projector and traced the design with a drawing pencil. I taped off baselines and other straight edges with frogtape. The lettering was...

Well I'm just about finished with a group of three signs. I'm still going to add a grey border on the oval sign. I was wondering what people thought about them and if you had any ideas to improve them. They are hand painted with 1shot on 1/2" birch plywood. The oval is 8' x 4' and the...

I'm working on my first hand lettered sign with 1-shot. What is the best way to clean and store brushes? Just swish around in 1-shot brush cleaner, then rinse with water? I've read about storing in oil or wrapping in newspaper. I got a few expensive brushes and don't want to ruin them. Thanks...